- Church of the Brethren (Hygiene, Colorado)
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Church of the Brethren
Nearest city: 8220 Hygiene Road, Hygiene, Colorado Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 105°10′6″W / 40.18861°N 105.16833°WCoordinates: 40°11′19″N 105°10′6″W / 40.18861°N 105.16833°W Area: 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) Built: 1888 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 84000794[1] Added to NRHP: January 05, 1984 The Church of the Brethren, also known as the St. Vrain Church of the Brethren and the Old Dunkard Church, is an historic United Church of the Brethren meeting house located on Hygiene Road (17th Avenue) in Hygiene in the St. Vrain Valley of Boulder County, Colorado. In 1874, formal organization of the Church of the Brethren was held at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Ullery lead by the iterant preacher, James R. Gish. The first influx of Brethren came to Colorado from Pella, Iowa settling South of Hygiene in Pella, Colorado[2]. Rev. Jacob S. Flory left Greeley, Colorado with his wife and eight children to carry on the work of the church.[3] In 1879 land was donated for the church. In 1880, the building was erected of rough cut stone which came from Lyons and which was laid in courses of unequal thickness. The total cost of construction including donated labor was $2,000. The Hygiene Cemetery surrounded the church with the original Pella Cemetery lying to the South. Church services were suspended in 1907[4] In 2009 the church was deeded to the Hygiene Cemetery Association, which has begun the work of restoring it. It is the oldest Brethren church still standing in Colorado.[5][6][7][8][9]
In 1984, the church building including the land surrounding it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] In 2004 the Hygiene Dunkard Church was awarded Landmark status in Boulder County. [10]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Historical Society of Pella, Iowa
- ^ Ministrial Volume of Brethren Encyclopedia p. 1620
- ^ Benedict, Diane Goode, "Hygiene, Colorado From Hoofbeats to Pickups" 2010
- ^ [http://www.redstonereview.com/2010/01/hygiene-church-of-the-brethren-is-being-renovated/
- ^ Hygiene Cemetery Newsletter, October 2009
- ^ Hygiene Cemetery Gallery
- ^ Colorado Historical Society combined National & Colorado listing for Boulder County
- ^ Historic cemeteries by Amy Bounds, Colorado Daily, 26 October 2008: Hygiene Cemetery is # 11, accessed July 21, 2010
- ^ Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Board Docket HP-05-05
See also
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
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- 19th-century church buildings
- Buildings and structures in Boulder County, Colorado
- Church of the Brethren
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